Pretoria News is a local newspaper circulating in the Tshwane Metropolitan area. Pretoria News covers a range of local news, as well as national and international news, comment and analysis by experts, sport, entertainment and lifestyle.
One of Mzansi’s longest-running reality TV shows – Idols SA – is nearing the end of its 18th season. This past week it grabbed headlines for two reasons. First, it clocked 14 million votes in the build-up to Sunday’s Top 5 announcement. Second, Thapelo Molomo, a warrant officer with the South African Police Service, received a shout-out from his colleagues. This took followers by surprise on social media. And it certainly piqued curiosities around Molomo, 29, who is from the village Diretsaneng in Limpopo, and is now based in Pretoria. Last Sunday, the hopeful crooned his way into favour with judge JR Bogopa when he belted out Boyz II Men’s End of the Road. Bogopa said: “It sounded like the Gladys Knight rendition that everyone loves. Thapelo, you’re a star.”…
In the autumn of 2018, New York magazine published an engrossing account of the nightmare that unfolded after Derek and Maria Broaddus bought what they thought was their dream home in the suburb of Westfield, New Jersey. After beginning renovations at 657 Boulevard, the couple began receiving creepy letters from an anonymous person who dubbed themselves “the Watcher”. The writer made references to “young blood” and showed they were familiar with the family’s three children, down to their names and birth order. The letters grew increasingly threatening, but the Broadduses found little recourse, even as they reported the letters to the police department and hired a private investigator to look into the bizarre matter. Last week, Netflix brought the still-unsolved mystery to its platform via Ryan Murphy, the prolific producer…
Dominic West felt “extremely sympathetic” to King Charles and the Queen Consort Camilla after re-enacting the infamous “Camillagate” scandal for The Crown. In 1993, an intimate conversation between the then-Prince of Wales and his lover which had been recorded years before was made public and West admitted revisiting the call, which included the now-king telling Camilla he wanted to “live inside” her trousers but it would be just his luck to be reincarnated as a tampon, has given him a new take on the controversy. West, who portrays Charles in the upcoming fifth season of the regal drama, told Entertainment Weekly magazine: “I remember thinking it was something so sordid and deeply, deeply embarrassing (at the time). “Looking back on it, and having to play it, what you’re conscious of…
The mother of George Floyd’s daughter is planning to file a $250 million (R4.5 billion) lawsuit against Kanye West. Roxie Washington, the mother of Gianna Floyd, is taking action against the 45-year-old rapper for harassment, misappropriation, defamation, and infliction of emotional distress after he alleged George died as a result of fentanyl use and not as a result of police brutality. Witherspoon Law Group and Dixon and Dixon Attorneys at Law confirmed the family had already issued a cease-and-desist letter to West for having made “false statements about George Floyd’s death to promote his brands and increase marketing value and revenue for himself, his business partners, and associates”. According to TMZ, the letter reads in part: “Mr Floyd’s cause of death is well-settled through evidence presented in courts of…
Ju Isen Jonas, who has 1.5 million Instagram followers, is frequently pictured wearing the most luxurious outfits. Francisco, the social media mogul’s dog, who appears to have a preference for a soft life, frequently features on her timeline. While celebrity pets lead lavish, glamorous lives, Jonas’s furry companion is also enjoying a luxury lifestyle and, of course, isn’t without a few dapper pet accessories from high-end fashion businesses. On social media, Jonas’s brazenness in feeding her pet has caused an outcry. The influencer asserts she does not penny-pinch when she goes shopping for her dog. She has spent about $10 000 (about R180 000) on bags and pet supplies. The craziest thing is she spends roughly the same amount on feeding Francisco luxury dog food brands. Francisco is no stranger…
This weekend, the Crystal Court in the Mall of Africa will be buzzing with fashion enthusiasts as they gather to view the 2023 Autumn/Winter collections by some of South Africa’s most influential fashion designers. Twenty-seven designers will launch their collections on the runway while 40 will exhibit at the trade show for this year’s SA Fashion Week (SAFW). CEO of SAFW, Lucilla Booyzen, said this year marked 41 seasons since its inception in 1997. “We remain committed to the business of fashion, of marketing and supporting our designer entrepreneurs, creatively and commercially and, most importantly, to provide a platform which gives the visibility required to access the local and global fashion industry,” she said. Booyzen said many of the distinctive tropes that had emerged within the local fashion culture –…
